Salad in Different Languages
Discover 'Salad' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Salad
Afrikaans slaai | ||
Albanian sallatë | ||
Amharic ሰላጣ | ||
Arabic سلطة | ||
Armenian աղցան | ||
Assamese চালাড | ||
Aymara ensalada ukaxa | ||
Azerbaijani salat | ||
Bambara salati | ||
Basque entsalada | ||
Belarusian салата | ||
Bengali সালাদ | ||
Bhojpuri सलाद के बा | ||
Bosnian salata | ||
Bulgarian салата | ||
Catalan amanida | ||
Cebuano salad | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 沙拉 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 沙拉 | ||
Corsican insalata | ||
Croatian salata | ||
Czech salát | ||
Danish salat | ||
Dhivehi ސެލެޑް | ||
Dogri सलाद दा | ||
Dutch salade | ||
English salad | ||
Esperanto salato | ||
Estonian salat | ||
Ewe salad, si nye salad | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) salad | ||
Finnish salaatti | ||
French salade | ||
Frisian salade | ||
Galician ensalada | ||
Georgian სალათი | ||
German salat | ||
Greek σαλάτα | ||
Guarani ensalada rehegua | ||
Gujarati કચુંબર | ||
Haitian Creole sòs salad | ||
Hausa salatin | ||
Hawaiian sāleta | ||
Hebrew סלט | ||
Hindi सलाद | ||
Hmong nyias | ||
Hungarian saláta | ||
Icelandic salat | ||
Igbo salad | ||
Ilocano ensalada | ||
Indonesian salad | ||
Irish sailéad | ||
Italian insalata | ||
Japanese サラダ | ||
Javanese salad | ||
Kannada ಸಲಾಡ್ | ||
Kazakh салат | ||
Khmer សាឡាត់ | ||
Kinyarwanda salade | ||
Konkani सॅलड हें काम | ||
Korean 샐러드 | ||
Krio salad we dɛn kɔl salad | ||
Kurdish xas | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) زەلاتە | ||
Kyrgyz салат | ||
Lao ສະຫຼັດ | ||
Latin acetaria | ||
Latvian salāti | ||
Lingala salade ya kosala | ||
Lithuanian salotos | ||
Luganda saladi ya saladi | ||
Luxembourgish zalot | ||
Macedonian салата | ||
Maithili सलाद | ||
Malagasy salady | ||
Malay salad | ||
Malayalam സാലഡ് | ||
Maltese insalata | ||
Maori huamata | ||
Marathi कोशिंबीर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯥꯂꯥꯗ꯫ | ||
Mizo salad a ni | ||
Mongolian салат | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အသုပ် | ||
Nepali सलाद | ||
Norwegian salat | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) saladi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସାଲାଡ | | ||
Oromo salaada | ||
Pashto سلاد | ||
Persian سالاد | ||
Polish sałatka | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) salada | ||
Punjabi ਸਲਾਦ | ||
Quechua ensalada | ||
Romanian salată | ||
Russian салат | ||
Samoan salati | ||
Sanskrit सलादः | ||
Scots Gaelic salad | ||
Sepedi salate ya | ||
Serbian салата | ||
Sesotho salate | ||
Shona saladhi | ||
Sindhi سلاد | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සලාද | ||
Slovak šalát | ||
Slovenian solata | ||
Somali salad | ||
Spanish ensalada | ||
Sundanese salat | ||
Swahili saladi | ||
Swedish sallad | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) salad | ||
Tajik хӯриш | ||
Tamil சாலட் | ||
Tatar салат | ||
Telugu సలాడ్ | ||
Thai สลัด | ||
Tigrinya ሰላጣ | ||
Tsonga saladi ya saladi | ||
Turkish salata | ||
Turkmen salat | ||
Twi (Akan) salad a wɔde yɛ salad | ||
Ukrainian салат | ||
Urdu سلاد | ||
Uyghur سالات | ||
Uzbek salat | ||
Vietnamese xà lách | ||
Welsh salad | ||
Xhosa isaladi | ||
Yiddish סאַלאַט | ||
Yoruba saladi | ||
Zulu isaladi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In the past, the word "slaai" was also used to refer to meat dishes like sausages or mince |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "sallatë" comes from the Latin "salata", meaning "salted", indicating its original use as a dish seasoned with salt. |
| Amharic | "ሰላጣ" is derived from the Arabic word "سلطة" and can also refer to a light snack or appetizer. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "سلطة" ("salad") also means "authority" or "power". |
| Armenian | The word "աղցան" (salad) derives from the Persian word "آش" (aash), meaning "soup," and originally referred to a type of thick soup or stew. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, "salat" can also refer to a cold appetizer or a large plate of mixed fruits. |
| Basque | Although it is not clear where the word "entsalada" comes from, some theories say it may come from the Dutch word "sla" or the German word "salat". "Ensalada" can also mean "dressing" in some Basque dialects. |
| Belarusian | The word |
| Bengali | The word 'সালাদ' (salad) originates from the Latin word 'salata,' meaning 'salted,' referring to the practice of adding salt to greens in ancient Roman cuisine. |
| Bosnian | The word "salata" in Bosnian derives from the Ottoman Turkish word "salata", which in turn comes from the Arabic word "salata" meaning "boiled vegetables". |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarians use "салата" to refer not only to leafy green salads but also tomato and cucumber salads or cabbage salads. |
| Catalan | The word "amanida" also means "mix". In fact, "salad" in Catalan is "enciam". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, the word "salad" can also be used to describe a type of fruit salad. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "沙拉"源自法语"salade"，意为用蔬菜配制成的冷菜。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 沙拉也可以读作“shalɑ”而不仅仅是“shàlá”，这通常是用来指从东南亚到台湾南部的一种甜味水果沙拉。 |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "insalata" refers not only to salads but also to wild greens, vegetables, and plants used in traditional soups and stews. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "salata" comes from the Italian word "insalata", which means "salted". It was originally a dish of vegetables that were preserved in salt. |
| Czech | In Czech, "salát" also refers to "lettuce" or a "vegetable oil and vinegar based marinade." |
| Danish | In Danish, "salat" can also refer to a "head of lettuce" or "lettuce leaf". |
| Dutch | The word "salade" in Dutch can also refer to a type of headgear worn by women in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "salato" derives from the Latin word "sal", meaning "salt". |
| Estonian | The word "salat" in Estonian can also refer to lettuce, greens, or a type of wild cabbage. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "salaatti" also means "lettuce" while in Swedish, a "sallad" consists of just lettuce and cucumbers. |
| French | The word 'salade' is derived from the Latin word 'sal', meaning 'salt', and was originally used to describe a dish of salted vegetables. |
| Frisian | In Saterland Frisian the term 'soalad' is predominantly used for 'slaw'. |
| Galician | The term "ensalada" can also imply a "fruit salad". |
| Georgian | The term 'სალათი' (salad) in Georgian also refers to a type of sweet confection made with rose petals, sugar, and nuts. |
| German | In German, "Salat" originally meant "plants with large, edible leaves", while "Salat" in French initially referred to food that was salted. |
| Greek | The word "σαλάτα" is also used in Greek to refer to a type of large, shallow bowl |
| Gujarati | The word "salad" comes from the Latin word "sal" meaning salt, and in Gujarati, "કચુંબર" refers to a salad with a vinegar base. |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'sòs salad' in Haitian Creole literally means 'sauce salad', possibly indicating that in the past, salad was prepared with a dressing. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "salatin" is also used to refer to a specific type of bitter leaf commonly used in soups and stews. |
| Hawaiian | The word 'sāleta' is the Hawaiian word for 'lettuce' and is also used to refer to any type of salad greens. |
| Hebrew | The word "סלט" has two etymologies, the first of which being from the Persian "سالاد" (salad) |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'सलाद' ('salad') originates from the French word 'salade', which in turn comes from the Latin word 'sal', meaning 'salt', as salt was traditionally used to preserve and flavor salads. |
| Hmong | Nyias can also mean "to eat with rice" or "to eat something with something else." |
| Hungarian | In Hungary, "saláta" can also refer to a type of pickled vegetable. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, the word „salat“ can also refer to a head of lettuce, a bundle of herbs, or a type of cabbage. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word for 'salad' also means 'green leaves' or 'vegetables'. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, “salad” can refer to a cold, dressed salad with vegetables or a warm vegetable dish, which is not typically eaten cold. |
| Irish | The word "sailéad" in Irish is also used to refer to a type of flatbread made from mashed potatoes. |
| Italian | The word "insalata" in Italian originates from the Latin "insulsus", meaning "without salt", as salads were traditionally dressed with oil and vinegar instead of salt. |
| Japanese | The word "サラダ" is derived from the Portuguese word "salada", meaning "salted", and can also refer to a variety of cold dishes in Japanese cuisine. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "salad" refers to a mixture of uncooked vegetables that are usually eaten raw. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಸಲಾಡ್" (salad) is a loan word from English that retains its original meaning, but can also refer to a dish similar to a "chat". |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "салат" can also refer to a particular type of herb, such as basil or cilantro, used in traditional Kazakh cuisine. |
| Khmer | The word "សាឡាត់" in Khmer is derived from the French word "salade", meaning "cold dish of greens, vegetables, or fruit". |
| Korean | In Korean, "샐러드" can also refer to the Chinese dish "새우젓" (shrimp paste) or the Japanese dish "샐러드" (salad). |
| Kurdish | The word 'xas' is also used to refer to a type of Kurdish stew made with vinegar. |
| Kyrgyz | "Салат" in Kyrgyz can also mean "green onion". |
| Lao | This word is borrowed from English and does not exist in the original Lao language, where the native term is 'ຜັກກະເດາ'. |
| Latin | "Acetaria," the Late Latin word for salad, originally referred to a dish of raw or cooked vegetables dressed with vinegar. |
| Latvian | The word "salāti" in Latvian does not have any alternate meanings or etymological connections to other words. |
| Lithuanian | The word "salotos" derives from the Latin "salata" (salted), referring to the traditional Roman practice of salting vegetables to preserve them. |
| Luxembourgish | The word 'zalot' is derived from the Old French word 'salade', which referred to a dish made with raw vegetables and herbs. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word 'салата' derives from the Turkish word 'salata', which in turn originates from the Italian word 'insalata', meaning 'salted'. In Macedonian, the word can also refer to a 'type of fabric' or a 'type of dish'. |
| Malagasy | The word "salady" in Malagasy is borrowed from the French word "salade". |
| Malay | In Malay, "salad" can also refer to cucumbers.} |
| Malayalam | The word "സാലഡ്" is a loanword from English that specifically refers to a side dish with raw greens. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "insalata" can also refer to a type of traditional pastizzi filled with peas and ricotta. |
| Maori | The Maori word 'huamata' is a compound of 'hua' (fruit) and 'mata' (eye), referring to the colorful appearance of salad ingredients. |
| Marathi | कोशिंबीर is possibly derived from the Hindi word 'koshmalabir' signifying 'flower buds and vegetables' and could also mean 'to assemble', which in this case relates to assembling and mixing vegetable cuts with a dressing. |
| Mongolian | The word 'салат' ('salad') in Mongolian also means 'onion greens'. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | အသုပ် primarily means "salad", and is also a slang word for "a group of people who gather regularly to enjoy themselves" |
| Nepali | The Nepali word 'सलाद' ultimately derives from the Persian 'salad', which meant 'lightly cooked greens'. Now it primarily refers to salad in the modern sense. |
| Norwegian | The word "salat" in Norwegian originally meant "sour vegetables" and only later came to be used for salads. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Nyanja "saladi" can refer to salad leaves in addition to a prepared salad dish, and its root is Arabic, from "salata," meaning "greens," via Swahili. |
| Pashto | The word 'سلاد' ('salad') in Pashto comes from the Persian loanword 'سالاد', which in turn originated from the French 'salade'. It can also refer to a type of wild grass or herb. |
| Persian | The word "سالاد" (salad) in Persian is derived from the French word "salade" and also means "green vegetable". |
| Polish | The word "Sałatka" is a diminutive form of the word "Sałata" which means "lettuce". It can also be used to refer to a small mixed green salad. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "salada" derives from the Latin "salata", meaning "salted" or "preserved with salt". |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਸਲਾਦ" also has an alternate meaning beyond its main definition as a dish of vegetables: it can also refer to a "solution". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "salată" also refers to a cold spread made from vegetables, vinegar, and oil, similar to a Russian vinaigrette. |
| Russian | "Салат" can also mean a lettuce leaf, as in "салат из листьев салата" |
| Samoan | "Salati" is Samoan for salad, originating from the French word "salade" and the Latin word "salata", both meaning salted vegetables. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, the word 'salad' means 'a bowl', and refers to the vessel in which salad is served. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "салата" can also refer to a type of traditional Balkan dish consisting of grilled meat served with raw onions. |
| Sesotho | The word "salate" is an adaptation of the French word "salade" meaning "salad" or "garden herb". |
| Shona | In the Shona language, "saladhi" can also refer to a traditional relish made from ground peanuts and tomatoes. |
| Sindhi | Sindhi word 'سلاد' also means 'green fodder' in the context of feeding cattle. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "සලාද" is derived from the Portuguese word "salada", meaning "salted". |
| Slovak | "Šalát" in Slovak also means "lettuce" and "chard". |
| Slovenian | The word 'solata' comes from the Italian word 'insalata' and also means lettuce or other leafy vegetables. |
| Somali | The word "salad" in Somali, "salaad," can also mean prayer, particularly the five daily prayers in Islam. |
| Spanish | Ensalada, in Spanish, can refer to both a mixed dish of fresh vegetables and a fruit salad. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word “salat” also refers to an edible raw vegetable. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "saladi" can also refer to a type of traditional vegetable stew. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "sallad" comes from the French "salade", which in turn comes from the Italian "salata", meaning "salted". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word 'salad' in Tagalog (Filipino) can also refer to any dish that is composed of raw or cooked vegetables and fruits, or a combination of the two. |
| Tajik | The word "хӯриш" in Tajik can also refer to a dish of meat and vegetables cooked in a broth, similar to a stew. |
| Tamil | சாலட் can also mean "a mixture of several things together" or a "jumble" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word 'salad' comes from the Latin word 'salata', meaning 'salted', as salt was originally a key ingredient in salads. |
| Thai | In Thai, "สลัด" can also refer to a type of light dessert similar to a fruit salad. |
| Turkish | "Salata" can also refer to a type of sauce eaten with kebabs. |
| Ukrainian | The word "салат" in Ukrainian comes from the Latin word "salatus" meaning "salted" and refers to a dish of greens seasoned with salt, oil, and vinegar. |
| Urdu | The word "سلاد" can also mean "pickle" or "chutney" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | The word "salat" in Uzbek has a similar etymology to the word "salad" in English, both originating from the Latin word "salata" meaning "salted." |
| Vietnamese | The word "xà lách" derives from the French "salade", meaning "salt", and ultimately from the Latin "sal", referring to the dressing used to preserve salad leaves. |
| Welsh | In Welsh slang “salad” is a term used to describe the female anatomy. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, the word 'isaladi' originates from the Nguni term for 'vegetable garden'. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, the word "סאַלאַט" can also refer to "pickles". |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "saladi" is also used to refer to a type of vegetable soup or stew. |
| English | The word salad's etymological root lies in the Latin 'sal', meaning 'salt', as the Romans ate raw greens seasoned with salted vinegar. |